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Bressingham Stirling Memorial

Bressingham, Norfolk

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Location

Bressingham, Norfolk, Norfolk

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Aircraft & Operation Details

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Aircraft Type
Stirling
Serial Number
BK770
Squadron
75 (NZ) Squadron
Station
Newmarket
Date of Loss
1943-04-10

Crew (7 members)

RankNameRoleAgeNationalityFateBurial / Status
W/OJohn Arthur Ernest WalshPilotNew ZealanderKilled
F/SgtBertram Augustus MoffattNavigatorKilled
SgtFrancis Henry ReddicliffeAir BomberKilled
SgtJohn William ScudderWireless OperatorKilled
SgtJack Herbert WorthingtonFlight EngineerKilled
SgtStanley Arthur CurtisMid Upper GunnerKilled
SgtPhillip Gordon StuartRear GunnerKilled

Memorial Details

Type
Memorial stone

Memorial Care

parish council
Organisation
Bressingham Parish Council

Local Contacts

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Diss & District Royal British Legionbritish legion

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Bressingham Parish Councilparish council

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

Further Reading

75 NZ SquadronRetrieved 2026-03-23

Stirling Mk.III BK770 arrived with 75(NZ) Squadron on 2 April 1943 and was lost on 8 April during an operation to Duisburg. A brief W/T distress signal was received at 01:10hrs before the aircraft crashed at Valley Farm, Bressingham, Norfolk, exploding on impact. This was the first Mk III Stirling written off by 75(NZ) Squadron.

First Mk III Stirling lost by 75(NZ) SquadronTarget: DuisburgDistress signal received at 01:10hrsCrashed at Valley Farm, Bressingham

Sources

  • Geograph Norfolk(website)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Heritage sources
75 NZ Squadron (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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